Lee County commissioners make Estero Boulevard safety a priority

Burnt Store Road delayed as funding shortfall looms

11:39 PM,
Nov. 4, 2013

Gail Steiner and her husband Gill cross the street along the 6800 block of Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach on Nov. 14, 2012. 'We always use the crosswalk because its very dangeous on this part of the road,' said Gill Steiner.

Written by

Thomas Himes
| thimes@news-press.com

Faced with a funding shortfall of more than $14.6 million over the next five years, commissioners decided that improving safety along Fort Myers Beach's main drag was more urgent than widening Alico Road.